Improvement in toy bubble-pipes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEa F. WRIGHT PEASE, OF METUOHEN, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN TCY BUBBLE-PIPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,435, dated January5, 1875; application l August 29, 1874.

To all whom Ait may concern Be it known that I, F. WRIGHT PEAsE, ofMetuchen, in the county of' Middlesex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented` a new and Improved Bubble-Pipe, of' which the following is aspecication:

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and convenientinstrument for blowing soap-bubbles, and also to overcome certaindifficulties and objections that attend the use of pipes and otherdevices heretofore employed for this'purpose.

The most common device used for blowing bubbles is the ordinarysmoking-pipe, the bowl of which is dipped in a solution ot'fsoap, andthe bubble blown by applying the stem to the lips. A very seriousobjection to the use of' this device is, its bad etfect upon the eyesofthe users, who are mostly children. The short distance from thepipe-stem to the bowl, where the bubble is produced, coupled with thexing of the eyes upon that point and the eii'ort ofblowing, is apt tostrain the optic nerves and produce strabismus.

In the present improvement this objection is entirely overcome, as thepipe is made of flexible material of any desired length, and in its useit may be placed in almost any desired position, the bowl being held atsuch a distance from the eyes of the user as to prevent the liability ofinjury, such as described.

My invention consists in the combination, with a fiexible stem andsuitable mouth-piece, of a bowl provided upon the edges of its mouth lwith ledges, projections, or grooves, which, by retaining a portion ofthe soap solution, enable the operator to blow a much larger bubble, asshown in the drawing.

Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of the device as it appears in differentpositions, and Fig. 3 a section of the bowl.

A is the flexible tube, made of' rubber or other suitable material. B isthe mouth-piece, of' wood or other material; G, the bubble-bowl, made ofmetal or other material. All the partsthe tube, mouthpiece, andbowl--may, if desired, be made. of rubber, in one or more pieces, andthe bowl and mouth-piece may be made of hardened rubber. At the mouth ofthe bowl, as at a, I provide one or more ledges, projections, orgrooves, the object of which is to hold or detain a small quantity ofthe soap solution, and thus, by an eXtra supply of solution, permit theblowing of' a larger bubble than can be ordinarily blown by the commonpipe. The ledges c, grooves, or projections may be placed as shown, ormade upon the face of' the edge of the bowl, or upon the in-` Their parlside of the bowl, near the edge. ticular form or exact location is oflittle consequence, so long as they are so made and arranged as to holdor detain a small quantity of' the bubble solution, so as to supply thesame when the bubble is blown.

I do not limit or confine myself to the exact size or form of any oftheparts.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- As an improved article of' manufacture, abubblefpipecomposed of a flexible tube, mouthpiece, and a bowl providedat its edges with one or more ledges or grooves for holding andsupplying the solution, made and arranged to operate substantially asshown and described.

F. WRIGHT PEASE.

Witnesses O. SEDGwTcK, ALEX. F. ItoBERTs.

